Good morning, Twitter. This morning, I'd like to share some thoughts about tragedy as narrative compulsion in historically diverse stories.
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Well, yes. But sooner or later, EVERYONE dies or suffers, & yet we manage to tell stories about other icons that don't hinge on that aspect.
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Intentionally or not, the effect of this is to continually frame historically diverse narratives as cautionary tales ending in tragedy.
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